Fifteen ballet schools have awarded scholarships to 19 students of the 2018 USA International Ballet Competition Dance School. The awards were presented at the conclusion of the two-week school that was held in conjunction with the 11th USA IBC, June 10-23, in Jackson, Mississippi. The 19 scholarship recipients were chosen from 104 dance students from […]
The Jury has made its decisions, selecting the following dancers as medalists and winners of other awards at the XI USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi. These dancers have been notified that they have won a prize and will perform in tonight’s Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Awards Gala. In tonight’s awards […]
Jackson, Miss., June 18, 2018 – Thirty-two of the world’s finest young dancers will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals plus cash awards in Round III of the 2018 USA International Ballet Competition. Named finalists for Round III are the following dancers from 10 nations: Senior Males: Jorge Barani, Cuba Albjon Gjorllaku, Great Britain […]
[foogallery id=”10575″] Robert Joffrey, co-founder of The Joffrey Ballet, is being remembered at the 2018 USA International Ballet Competition. Joffrey was instrumental in the launch of the first IBC in Jackson in 1979 and chaired the juries for the first three Jackson competitions. Representatives of the Gerald Arpino and Robert Joffrey Foundation will present a […]
Jackson, Miss., June 15, 2018 – The first round of the 2018 USA International Ballet Competition concludes with 44 competitors advancing to Round II. “The overall quality of the dancers in the USA IBC 2018 is extremely high,” Jury Chair John Meehan said. “In fact, several of the jurors noted it is the highest quality […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (March 14, 2018) – USA International Ballet Competition (USA IBC) officials announced today that 119 competitors from 19 nations have been invited to compete in the 2018 USA IBC, the official international ballet competition of the United States by a Joint Resolution of Congress. Held every four years in Jackson, Mississippi, the upcoming […]
In conjunction with the 11th USA International Ballet Competition, Victoria Rockhill Schneider leads the Russian Ballet Teachers Seminar – a program focusing on the teaching of The School of Russian Classical Dance. This noted program provides an in-depth analysis of the basics of technical achievements at the barre, in the centre, allegro and pointe work, […]
Support the USA IBC with your purchase of a $25.00 raffle ticket by Thursday, Nov. 16, and you could win a Ticket Package for the 2018 competition. The package includes one ticket to the Opening Ceremony, all Round 1, 2 and 3 performances, and the Awards Gala, a value of more than $400. Drawing will […]
The USA IBC Dance School welcomes an eminent international faculty to Jackson June 10-23, 2018, for a two-week dance intensive running concurrently with the 11th USA International Ballet Competition. Targeted to pre-professional ballet students between ages 12 and 20, the school will enroll from 150 to 175 students who have a minimum of four years […]
The Opening Ceremony for the 2018 USA IBC will honor the late Robert Joffrey and feature a performance by dancers of the Joffrey Ballet. The USA IBC, the official international ballet competition in the United States by Joint Resolution of Congress, will be held June 10-23 at Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson. Joffrey, co-founder of […]